Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
North of Tilghman Eviction Risk: Elevated , Allentown
Tract 42077000700 · Lehigh County, PA · pop 4,142 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 42077000700 covers part of the North of Tilghman area of Allentown, PA, and scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,142. The severe-burden share is 44%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,192
Renter share60.7%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate23.1%
Median income$44,519
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allentown and the region
Centroid at 40.6182, -75.4730 · click any tract to drill in
Why North of Tilghman scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Allentown
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
23.1% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,331 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Allentown
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Allentown
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Allentown
5.5
How North of Tilghman compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 458Total filings over 7 yrs
- 13.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.7%Peak (2006)
- 86Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 39% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North of Tilghman. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North of Tilghman
63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Lehigh County average of 45.1%. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.2/10.
Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income of $44,519, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against the Lehigh County average of 4.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.9 points.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The filing record is not thin: 458 evictions over 7 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2006, when 15.7% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 13.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.7/10.
Statewide the PA average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.0 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 42077000700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42077000700?
Census tract 42077000700 in the North of Tilghman neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 42077000700?
Median gross rent is $1,331/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42077000700?
23.1% of residents in tract 42077000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,142.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42077000700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 91th, minority 89th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 42077000700 considered part of North of Tilghman?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 42077000700 fall within North of Tilghman (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42077000700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 458 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42077000700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.65% of renter households, peaking at 15.7% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 42077000700 compare to Allentown overall?
Tract 42077000700 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Allentown at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allentown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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